Primitive gardens

If you missed out on the Antiques & Primitive Goods Show over at the Walker Homestead in Brookfield, MA this past Saturday, I’ll share with you what I hope to have captured...the essence and feeling of this beautiful place. I feel very at peace when I come here, it’s like taking a step back in time. I had the opportunity to walk around the day before the show and capture these images while it was very still & quiet. There was a bit of mist in the air after a hard rain, and I think it made…

Homeroad is using some good garden junk this summer! Repurposed and found items displayed in the garden for instant decor!

I just never, ever tire of dreaming up junk garden planters or vignettes. Here are some ideas I used in my 2014 junk gardens! Pansies ...

I have a treat for my junk lovers today! I am sharing my friend Dana's junk gardens and junk outdoor decor. As you can see, this plante...

Nice primitively style. I love the watering cans.

Well back a few months ago actually a while ago I recieved an email from Kristine from A Primtive Place magazine asking me if they could use this photo in their spring edition of A Primitive Place. I was speechless. I think I called everyone I know telling them that I had been asked to have my photo in a new magazine. Of course no one had any idea how much this meant to me because they don't subscribe to the magazine as they are not Primitive Lovers but I do know one thing there was no way I…

It's so hard to take pictures of my little space of flowers and keep out the tractor, trailer, and cars in the background! And then there is the somewhat weedy edge and vegetable/flower garden to try and crop out too! So I'll go with some close up pictures. :) I've thought about painting this tire to add some color, but I just can't. For some reason, I like it as the black tire that it is/was. I thought I shouldn't plant the German Ivy vine because it too will be void of color, but again...I…

Fake it until you make it with these cheap landscaping fixes that look expensive.

Creative ideas in jewelry making, soft soldering, crafts, cooking, and upcycled art and home décor, as well as the upcycled garden.